In which segments can food manufacturing be localised in the context of halal production?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Hisham bin Saad Aljadhey, CEO, Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) : Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Articles & Analysis | Public and private expenditure continues to rise in response to increasing demand for medical services and specialist care in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Saudi Arabia’s health sector currently faces a combination of demand-led growth and major structural change as the government seeks to privatise hospitals and other medical service providers. The interplay of these two forces is likely to influence the sector in the coming years.
Articles & Analysis | Advancing medical technology leads to improved patient care and cost savings from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Rising health care costs, ageing populations and changing lifestyles in emerging economies are stoking demand for medical technology (medtech) solutions. These entail not just smart devices that remotely monitor and transmit biometric data, but any instance of technology that helps to deliver health services. These initiatives are happening...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia's health care privatisation plan sees strong interest from local and foreign providers from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
In February 2018 the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced plans to establish a holding company and five regional subsidiaries to enable privatisation of the sector. Under the plan, the MoH would transition to becoming a regulator rather than a direct provider of health services. The aim of the restructuring was initially to have 15 hospitals and...
Chapter | Health & Life Sciences from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2019
Saudi Arabia’s health sector is currently facing a combination of demand-led growth and major structural change as the government seeks to privatise hospitals and other medical service providers. The interplay of these two forces is likely to have an influence on the sector in the coming years. Since 2016 two primary strategy documents have been guiding health care policies: the National...
Home to an estimated 15% of the world’s proven oil reserves and the single-largest economy in MENA, Saudi Arabia is a key regional and global player. The Vision 2030 blueprint sets out regulatory, budget and social reforms that will be implemented over the coming decade as the nation sets about curbing its reliance on crude oil production and export, which accounted for 43.5% of GDP in 2018.